Beer-tap and bushing.



F. E. RICE.

BEER TAP AND BUSHING.

APPLICATION FILED IuIIE 8.19I2.

Patentd .111116 1, 1915.

15 NK E. RICE, 0F DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TU MCAN 'I BUSH CO., 0F DETROIT, MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION 0F MICHIGAN.

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Specification of Letters Patent Fatented @I une I, 12115..

tpplication led .I une 8, 1912. Serial No. 702,456.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, FRANK F. RICE, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Detroit, in the county of Wayne and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Beer- Taps and Bushings, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.-

This invention relates to a beer tap and tap bushing for making the usual connections with a beer keg or the like and to an arrangement of the parts whereby the operator can readily get the desired connection without the use of tools or the like and whereby a tight joint is insured. i

The mvention'consists in the matters hereinafter set forth, and more particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a view partially in elevation and partially in longitudinal section on the line I-I of Fig. 2 of a tap and tap bush that embody features of the invention; Fig. 2 is a view in section taken on or about line II--II of Fig. 1; and Fig. 3 is a `view in section taken on or about line III-III of Fi l.

As herein shown in pre erred form a substantially cylindrical casing 1 has a lateral nipple 2 in which an outwardly closing air valve is secured for connection with pressure hose or the like. In preferred form the valve has a hose nipple 3 and an inner' closure 4 of the so called 'Ihomas type. 'Ihe nipple is screwthreaded into'the lug. 2 and the necessary packing ring 5 is provided for insuring a -tlght joint. 'Ihe upper end portion 6 of the easing is slightly enlarged and is provided with an inner annular seat indicated at 7 for 'the reception of a compression packing ring 8 of soft rubber or the like which may be forced inwardly and thereby made to tightly embrace a beer tube by means of a ring 9 that is screwthreaded on to the ortion 6 and has a presser bushing 10 swiveled therein to bear against the washer 8 and compress it around an inserted tube. Preferably the presser bushing has a flange with outwardly beaded margin 12 that overlies an-inner annular lug 13 'of the ring and ythereby retains the presser bushing in position. Radial hand holds 1t or other means are provided for convenient manipulation of the ring.

I pair of parallel guide flanges 15 encircle the lower portion of the casing and serve to loosely retain a split sleeve 16 whose sections are secured together around the casing where the Harige 21 approaches 4its greatest Y width, a pair of stop lugs 22 are formed on the inner face of the ring.

A bushing 23 has an exterior Harige 24 and screwthreads 25 whereby it may be inserted in a bung opening of a beer keg or the like with the outer end face thereof substantially flush with the outer face of the keg. A central opening through the bushing is encircled by a central nipple 26 having at its upper end an exterior Bange 27 that corresponds in contour to the openin formed by the Harige 21 on the ring 18 l" the tap whereby the tap ring or holding member and the bushing may be brought into telescopic engagement with each other.

The flange 27 and stops 22 are so disposed and proportioned in relation to each other and the opening formed in the Bange 21 that when the holding member of the tap tap has a tubular portion 28 adapted to en ter the bore of the bushing 23. As herein shown, such portion is an inset tube wlth ite inner end portion retained 1n abutment and which are .slmple and eiiicient by a. lip inturned or peened over a slight kflange Blon the tube.

As a result of this construction a tap and tap bush are obtained which may be coupled and uncoupled readily without the use of tools which are so disposed that it is impossible for 'the parts to become disarranged in operation.

Obviously, changes in the details of construction may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention and I do not care to limit myself to any particular form or arrangement of parts.-

What I claim is In a beer tap, a casing, an annular shoulder therein, a tube extendingin the end of said casing and having an annular flange against said shoulder, said casing having the endthereof peened to retain said tube 'against said shoulder, a holding member on the end of said casing with an inner uninterrupted ange forming an oval opening, a bushing, a nipple carried by said bushing Aand adapted "to be telescoped by said holding member and receive the end of said tube, oppositely disposed flanges on said nipple adapted to overlie the inner flange of said holding member and interlock said member with said nipple, oppositely disposed lugs on the wide portions of the flange of said holding member and adapted to limit the interlocking action of the said member and the nipple, and a detachable washer surrounding said tube between the end of the casing and the Banged end of the nipple and engaging the inner walls of said holding member.

In testimon whereof I aiix-my signature in presence o two witnesses.

FRANK E. RICE. Witnesses a ANNA M. Donn, C. R. S'rioxNEY.

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